# US Light HORNET

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 05902M8, 05902WA
- Manufacturer (registry): US LIGHT AIRCRAFT CORP · US LIGHT AIRCRAFT
- Model: HORNET
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · 2 cycle
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 2
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/us-light-hornet

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (2)

- [N5121D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5121D): [Praner Scott](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRANER%20SCOTT), [Port Barrington, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Port%20Barrington), built 2005, S/N 0022
- [N58RC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58RC): [Rateau Claude F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RATEAU%20CLAUDE%20F), [Santa Maria, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Maria), built 1997, S/N 005

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN13LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA034), Oct 28, 2012: US Light Hornet (N2482J), Mont Belvieu, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate airspeed management while maneuvering in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s low altitude, which did…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20121028023729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121028023729A), Oct 28, 2012: US Light Aircraft Corp HORNET (N2482J), Baytown, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot was flying approximately 50 off the ground over farm land. Eye witness stated aircraft flew right over him while he was driving his tractor in the field.…

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report.

- [SDR 97ZZZX3563](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX3563), Jun 22, 1997: AIR CLEANER. DEPARTED. AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT. DURING FLIGHT, ENGINE PROPELLER FAILED. AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING WAS MADE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR. INVESTIGATION DETERM

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Buckeye HORNET](https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-hornet): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 0590116
- [Meyer Fred J HORNET](https://openairdocs.org/model/meyer-fred-j-hornet): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05605M2
- [Valentine Michael HORNET](https://openairdocs.org/model/valentine-michael-hornet): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05607P7
- [Owings Kevin HORNET](https://openairdocs.org/model/owings-kevin-hornet): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05610SC
- [Kohler Christian G JR HORNET](https://openairdocs.org/model/kohler-christian-g-jr-hornet): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05619L7
- [Ragsdale Richard L HORNET](https://openairdocs.org/model/ragsdale-richard-l-hornet): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05621CN
- [Cloutier Chuck A HORNET](https://openairdocs.org/model/cloutier-chuck-a-hornet): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05621G5
- [Thille Michael P HORNET](https://openairdocs.org/model/thille-michael-p-hornet): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05628JR
- [Casson Kevin Paul HORNET](https://openairdocs.org/model/casson-kevin-paul-hornet): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05628LD
- [Eric D Bruce HORNET](https://openairdocs.org/model/eric-d-bruce-hornet): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05636QT
- [Adams Dale HORNET](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-dale-hornet): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0590077
- [Deegan Michael J HORNET](https://openairdocs.org/model/deegan-michael-j-hornet): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05901LC

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